# trincar
## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [tɾiŋˈka]
* IPA: (Valencia) [tɾiŋˈkaɾ]
* Homophone: trincà
* Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

### Etymology 1

Probably an alteration of Old French tingler (“to plug holes in timber with pieces of wood”), from Old Norse tengja (“to join together, connect”).

#### Verb

trincar (first-person singular present trinco, first-person singular preterite trinquí, past participle trincat)
* (transitive, nautical) to lash

##### Related terms

* trinca

### Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

#### Verb

trincar (first-person singular present trinco, first-person singular preterite trinquí, past participle trincat)
* (intransitive) to clink glasses with someone while drinking

##### Derived terms

* nou de trinca
* trincola

##### Related terms

* dringar

### References

* ↑ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN

### Further reading

* “trincar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “trincar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “trincar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “trincar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

### Anagrams

* cintrar

## Galician
### Etymology 1

From Middle High German drinken (“to drink”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /triŋˈkaɾ/

#### Verb

trincar (first-person singular present trinco, first-person singular preterite trinquei, past participle trincado)
* to drink wine or liquor

##### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

### Etymology 2

Unknown. Perhaps from Old French tingler (“to plug holes in timber with pieces of wood”), from Old Norse tengja (“to join together, connect”). Alternatively from estrincar (“to tie”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *strangiz (“string”). Compare trinca (“string”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /triŋˈkaɾ/

#### Verb

trincar (first-person singular present trinco, first-person singular preterite trinquei, past participle trincado)
* to lash, tie, fasten
    Synonyms: amarrar, atar
* to catch, capture
    Synonyms: cachar, capturar, coller

##### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

##### Derived terms

* trinca
* trincado

### Etymology 3

From Old Occitan trencar, from Celtic. Doublet of trinchar.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /triŋˈkaɾ/

#### Verb

trincar (first-person singular present trinco, first-person singular preterite trinquei, past participle trincado)
* to bite, to squeeze, or cut with the teeth
    Synonyms: chanchar, trabar, triscar
** 1596, anonymous author, Diálogo de Alberte e Bieito:quedou trincando no denteIt was left bitten between the teeth

##### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

### References

* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “trinc”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “trincar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “trincar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “trincar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “trincar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “trincar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
* ↑ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN
* ↑ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “trincar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
* ↑ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “tranzar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Occitan trencar (“to crack, break”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /tɾĩˈka(ʁ)/ [tɾĩˈka(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /tɾĩˈka(ʁ)/ [tɾĩˈka(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /tɾĩˈka(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /tɾĩˈka(ʁ)/ [tɾĩˈka(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /tɾĩˈka(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /tɾĩˈkaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /tɾĩˈkaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /tɾĩˈka.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: trin‧car

### Verb

trincar (first-person singular present trinco, first-person singular preterite trinquei, past participle trincado)
* to latch (close with a latch)
* to crack (form cracks, break apart under pressure)
* to nibble, to chomp

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

## Spanish
### Etymology

From Occitan trencar (“to crack, break”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tɾinˈkaɾ/ [t̪ɾĩŋˈkaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: trin‧car

### Verb

trincar (first-person singular present trinco, first-person singular preterite trinqué, past participle trincado)
* (colloquial, transitive) to nick, rob
** 2017, Inés Apraiz Castellano, Si hubieras bailado para mí:Y a eso había que sumarle el intenso martilleo que sentía en la cabeza, por culpa de los cubatas de garrafón que se había trincado para celebrar su gran gesta(please add an English translation of this quotation)
* (colloquial, transitive) to kidnap, nab
* (colloquial) to screw, shag
* (colloquial, transitive) to take out, do away with (kill)
* (colloquial) to get drunk
* (colloquial, transitive) to bust (a felon)
** 1994, Ildefonso Manuel Gil, Concierto al atardecer, page 69:el martes me trincaron el director y tres polison Tuesday the director and three cops busted me
* (León, Salamanca, intransitive) to lean

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* casco trincado
* trincadura
* trinquete (“rip-off; bribe”)

### Further reading

* “trincar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Venetan
### Alternative forms

* trincàr

### Etymology

From Middle High German drinken. Compare Italian trincare.

### Verb

trincar
* to drink, especially to knock back a drink

#### Conjugation

* Venetan conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.